| Description |
[ix], 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Gender in law, culture, and society |
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Gender in law, culture, and society.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-182) and index. |
| Contents |
A jury of one's queers : revisiting the Dan White trial -- Panic in The project -- Queer torts : gender trans-gression in the Brandon Teena case -- "The imagined power" : the specter of hate crime in Brokeback Mountain -- Queer exposures : making the reel real in Van Sant's Milk -- Conclusion : toward a queer political aesthetic. |
| Summary |
"Critical Queer Studies examines contemporary films and documentaries that dramatize the intersection of law and queer life, analyzing the effects of legal doctrine--jury selection, unwanted sexual advance, negligence, hate crimes, and gay marriage--on the production and reception of queer film and fiction."--p. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
Homophobia -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Gay rights -- United States.
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Homosexuality -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Hate crimes -- United States.
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Transgender youth -- Violence against -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781409444060 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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1409444066 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781409444077 (ebook) |
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1409444074 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
7441906 |
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